HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 4998-10-2018 A Resolution
NO. 4998-10-2018
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING CONFLUENCE: THE TRINITY RIVER
STRATEGIC PLAN AS A GUIDE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE TRINITY
RIVER AND ITS MAJOR TRIBUTARIES AND AMENDING THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE PARKS, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE MASTER
PLAN TO INCORPORATE THIS STRATEGIC P L A N
WHEREAS celebrating the Trinity River is one of the five themes of the City's
Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS the Comprehensive Plan and the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master
Plan incorporate the 2003 Trinity River Vision Master Plan by reference andrecommend policies
and strategies to preserve and enhance the Trinity River and itscorridors; and
WHEREAS Streams and Valleys, Inc., in association with the Tarrant Regional
Water District and the City of Fort Worth, has undertaken a comprehensive update of the Trinity
River Master Plan known as Confluence: The Trinity River Strategic Plan; and
WHEREAS due to the size of the report, a copy of Confluence is available in the
Planning and Development Department rather than attached as an exhibit to thisResolution; and
WHEREAS Confluence has been reviewed and endorsed by various local
organizations, including Streams and Valleys, the Park and Recreation Advisory Board,the Fort
Worth Public Art Commission, the Tarrant Regional Water District, and the City Plan
Commission; and
WHEREAS the staff of Streams and Valleys briefed the City Council about Confluence on
October 16, 201 8;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, T O :
1. Adopt Confluence: The Trinity River Strategic Plan as a guide for future
development along the Trinity River and its major tributaries;
2. Amend the Comprehensive Plan to incorporate Confluence: The Trinity River
Strategic Plan; and
3. Amend the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan to incorporate
Confluence: The Trinity River Strategic Plan.
Adopted this 301" day of October, 2018.
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